Afrikaans

When we were told that our new Grade 12 novel was “Hoopvol”, we were not hopeful that our students would enjoy this novel set in a small Karoo town, named Hoopvol. It turned out to be a novel that reads easier than previous novels and there are 2 very different story lines that are easy to follow. Going to watch[Read More…]

Here I am writing in English to tell you that the best way to learn a second language, according to Benny Lewis, a polyglot, is to speak the language. A polyglot is someone who can speak several languages. Benny is an author, polyglot, language teacher, and “technomad language hacker“. Born in Ireland, he graduated in electronic engineering and then spent six months[Read More…]

“A country can’t love you. At most it may need you. It’s much the same as people.” ― André Brink, The Rights of Desire “Sometimes, in one of his more exuberant or desperate moods, Pa would go out in the veld and sprinkle brandy on the daisies to make them drunk so that they wouldn’t feel the pain of shrivelling up and[Read More…]